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Mississippi Business NewsTue, 26 Sep 2017 19:02:47 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.645828637Hosemann submits voter ID rules to Justice Departmenthttp://msbusiness.com/2013/01/hosemann-submits-voter-id-rules-to-justice-department/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/01/hosemann-submits-voter-id-rules-to-justice-department/#respondTue, 29 Jan 2013 19:32:55 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=68814JACKSON — Proposed administrative rules for the new voter photo identification requirement in the State of Mississippi have been delivered to the United States Department of Justice for approval. Under the proposed rules, any voter who lacks an acceptable photo ID may obtain a free voter photo ID card from a Mississippi Circuit Clerk’s Office ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/01/hosemann-submits-voter-id-rules-to-justice-department/feed/068814Board approves waiver of out-of-state tuition at Valleyhttp://msbusiness.com/2013/01/board-approves-waiver-of-out-of-state-tuition-at-valley/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/01/board-approves-waiver-of-out-of-state-tuition-at-valley/#respondFri, 18 Jan 2013 13:32:43 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=68339JACKSON — Mississippi Valley State University has become the second public university to allow all out-of-state residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in Mississippi. A similar move was made earlier this year by Delta State University. Following College Board approval, the state’s six other public universities also plan to waive ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2013/01/board-approves-waiver-of-out-of-state-tuition-at-valley/feed/068339Commission grants license to Magnolia Bluffs Casinohttp://msbusiness.com/2012/11/commission-grants-license-to-magnolia-bluffs-casino/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/11/commission-grants-license-to-magnolia-bluffs-casino/#respondFri, 30 Nov 2012 13:23:01 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=65884NATCHEZ — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has granted a gaming license to Magnolia Bluffs Casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the commission granted the approval yesterday during its meeting at the Natchez Grand Hotel. The casino, which is scheduled to open Dec. 21, has been nearly six years in the making. The casino first received site ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/11/commission-grants-license-to-magnolia-bluffs-casino/feed/065884Utility moves closer to turning over system to regional operatorhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/10/utility-moves-closer-to-turning-over-system-to-regional-operator/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/utility-moves-closer-to-turning-over-system-to-regional-operator/#respondWed, 31 Oct 2012 17:35:03 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=64656NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corp. has moved a step closer to turning over control of its power transmission system to a regional grid operator. It’s a plan the New Orleans utility hopes to have in place by the end of 2013. Entergy, which operates electric utilities in Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas, wants to join ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/utility-moves-closer-to-turning-over-system-to-regional-operator/feed/064656Commissioners give nod to co-op's purchase of power planthttp://msbusiness.com/2012/10/commissioners-give-nod-to-co-ops-purchase-of-power-plant/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/commissioners-give-nod-to-co-ops-purchase-of-power-plant/#respondTue, 30 Oct 2012 12:27:40 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=64600BATESVILLE and HATTIESBURG — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has approved the $286-million sale of bankrupt LSP Energy to South Mississippi Electric Power Association. Commissioners voted 3-0 yesterday to give Hattiesburg-based SMEPA the right to operate the natural gas-fired power station in Batesville. The order also gives SMEPA the right to acquire any rights of ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/commissioners-give-nod-to-co-ops-purchase-of-power-plant/feed/064600Entergy, ITC file spin-off request with PSChttp://msbusiness.com/2012/10/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/#respondTue, 09 Oct 2012 17:05:31 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=63748JACKSON — Entergy Mississippi Inc., in conjunction with ITC Holdings Corp. and ITC Midsouth LLC, has filed a request with the Mississippi Public Service Commission to spin off the Mississippi electric transmission business and merge it into a subsidiary of ITC. The Mississippi filing continues the multi-state and federal regulatory process seeking approval for the ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/feed/063748Judge approves college's purchase of country clubhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/10/judge-approves-colleges-purchase-of-country-club/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/judge-approves-colleges-purchase-of-country-club/#respondTue, 09 Oct 2012 17:04:20 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=63746COLUMBUS — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved East Mississippi Community College’s acquisition of the Columbus Country Club. EMCC was the only bidder at $1.6 million. EMCC officials tell The Commercial Dispatch the school will use the property to expand its course offerings and relocate programs from crowded campus in Mayhew. The country club, which ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/10/judge-approves-colleges-purchase-of-country-club/feed/063746Supervisors give nod to hospital's acquisition of clinicshttp://msbusiness.com/2012/09/supervisors-give-nod-to-hospitals-acquisition-of-clinics/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/09/supervisors-give-nod-to-hospitals-acquisition-of-clinics/#respondSun, 30 Sep 2012 23:19:36 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=63232GREENWOOD — Leflore County supervisors have given approval to the local publicly owned hospital to buy two medical clinics. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Greenwood Leflore Hospital wants to buy the Kosko Eye Clinic and the Greenwood Urology Clinic. Hospital Administrator Jim Jackson says the purchases also must be approved by the city of Greenwood. The ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/09/supervisors-give-nod-to-hospitals-acquisition-of-clinics/feed/063232Sempra gets approval for second gas-storage facilityhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/08/sempra-gets-approval-for-second-gas-storage-facility/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/08/sempra-gets-approval-for-second-gas-storage-facility/#respondFri, 24 Aug 2012 13:04:44 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=61667SIMPSON COUNTY — Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, LLC, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, reports it has received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place a second underground natural gas storage cavern into service at its Mississippi Hub Storage facility located in Simpson County. The additional 7.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) cavern expands ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2012/08/sempra-gets-approval-for-second-gas-storage-facility/feed/061667Developers finally get nod from Gaming Commissionhttp://msbusiness.com/2012/08/casino-developers-finally-get-nod-from-gaming-commission/
http://msbusiness.com/2012/08/casino-developers-finally-get-nod-from-gaming-commission/#respondThu, 16 Aug 2012 21:49:03 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=61323GULFPORT — Gulfport casino developers have finally made their casino big enough to win Mississippi Gaming Commission approval. The commission voted 3-0 to approve Rotate Black MS to begin construction on what would be a $112 million project. It would overlook the city of Gulfport’s small craft harbor, and the city has been eager for ...